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Kanji: 今

KANJI
今
4 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
いま
 ON 音 
コン
キン
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Now
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 50 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
今(いま)
now
N5
今日(きょう)
Today
N5
今朝(けさ)
this morning
N5
今年(ことし)
this year
N5
今月(こんげつ)
this month
N5
今週(こんしゅう)
this week
N5
今晩(こんばん)
this evening
N4
今度(こんど)
now, next time
N4
今夜(こんや)
tonight
N3
今(いま)に
before long, even now
N3
今(いま)にも
at any time, soon
N3
今回(こんかい)
now, this time, lately
N3
今後(こんご)
from now on, hereafter
N3
今日(こんにち)
today, this day
N3
今日(こんにち)は
hello, good day (daytime greeting, id)
N1
今更(いまさら)
now, at this late hour
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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